manalshehabi.bsky.social
@manalshehabi.bsky.social
PhD economist, academic, policy advisor, polyglot, humanist. Works on energy, economic, & climate sustainability. @BlavatnikSchool.bsky.social, @inetoxford.bsky.social
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Join Arab Center Washington DC and Rice University’s Baker Institute for a webinar on how the conflict is affecting the global economy and energy markets in both the short and long term.
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https://arabcenterdc.org/event/the-impacts-of-the-iran-war-on-the-global-economy-and-energy-markets/
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June 22, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Join Arab Center Washington DC and Rice University’s Baker Institute for a webinar on how the conflict is affecting the global economy and energy markets in both the short and long term.
Register 👇
https://arabcenterdc.org/event/the-impacts-of-the-iran-war-on-the-global-economy-and-energy-markets/
Register 👇
https://arabcenterdc.org/event/the-impacts-of-the-iran-war-on-the-global-economy-and-energy-markets/
The #MENA runs on desalinated #water, but at what cost? I joined Tatiana Massad of @france24.com
for this important episode on the unsustainability of desalination esp in the Gulf & impacts of #IranWar.
📷Watch: www.france24.com/ar/%D8%A8%D8...
#energy @inetoxford.bsky.social
@arabcenterdc.org
for this important episode on the unsustainability of desalination esp in the Gulf & impacts of #IranWar.
📷Watch: www.france24.com/ar/%D8%A8%D8...
#energy @inetoxford.bsky.social
@arabcenterdc.org
على هذه الأرض - تحلية مياه البحر.. بين الحاجة الملحة والاستدامة
في ظل تفاقم الإجهاد المائي في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا، بات عدد متزايد من الدول العربية وعلى رأسها الخليجية، يعتمد على تحلية مياه البحر لتأمين مياه الشرب. لكن بعد استهداف بعض محطات التحلية الخ...
https://www.france24.com/ar/برامج/على-هذه-الأرض/20260508-تحلية-مياه-البحر-بين-الحاجة-الملحة-والاستدامة
May 12, 2026 at 10:31 AM
The #MENA runs on desalinated #water, but at what cost? I joined Tatiana Massad of @france24.com
for this important episode on the unsustainability of desalination esp in the Gulf & impacts of #IranWar.
📷Watch: www.france24.com/ar/%D8%A8%D8...
#energy @inetoxford.bsky.social
@arabcenterdc.org
for this important episode on the unsustainability of desalination esp in the Gulf & impacts of #IranWar.
📷Watch: www.france24.com/ar/%D8%A8%D8...
#energy @inetoxford.bsky.social
@arabcenterdc.org
Int’l attention on #IranWar has focused on the Strait of #Hormuz, neglecting a more vital resource for the Gulf: #water.
#Gulf desalination plants are tied to national security & regional stability & attacks on them risk a humanitarian crisis for ~73M people. Read my 1st @arabcenterdc.org piece👇🏻
#Gulf desalination plants are tied to national security & regional stability & attacks on them risk a humanitarian crisis for ~73M people. Read my 1st @arabcenterdc.org piece👇🏻
📄 Manal Shehabi argues that attacks on #Gulf desalination plants could trigger a rapid humanitarian water crisis and wider economic disruption, making protection of water infrastructure an urgent imperative.
Read more 👇
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War on Iran: The Dangers of Attacking Water Desalination Plants in the Gulf
International attention has focused on the energy and economic impact of Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Yet for people living in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and Iran, the war also has the potential to jeopardize an even more vital resource: water. In this region, the most water-stressed globally, water desalination—turning saltwater into fresh water suitable […]
arabcenterdc.org
April 29, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Int’l attention on #IranWar has focused on the Strait of #Hormuz, neglecting a more vital resource for the Gulf: #water.
#Gulf desalination plants are tied to national security & regional stability & attacks on them risk a humanitarian crisis for ~73M people. Read my 1st @arabcenterdc.org piece👇🏻
#Gulf desalination plants are tied to national security & regional stability & attacks on them risk a humanitarian crisis for ~73M people. Read my 1st @arabcenterdc.org piece👇🏻
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📄 Manal Shehabi argues that attacks on #Gulf desalination plants could trigger a rapid humanitarian water crisis and wider economic disruption, making protection of water infrastructure an urgent imperative.
Read more 👇
Read more 👇
War on Iran: The Dangers of Attacking Water Desalination Plants in the Gulf
International attention has focused on the energy and economic impact of Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Yet for people living in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and Iran, the war also has the potential to jeopardize an even more vital resource: water. In this region, the most water-stressed globally, water desalination—turning saltwater into fresh water suitable […]
arabcenterdc.org
April 28, 2026 at 7:14 PM
📄 Manal Shehabi argues that attacks on #Gulf desalination plants could trigger a rapid humanitarian water crisis and wider economic disruption, making protection of water infrastructure an urgent imperative.
Read more 👇
Read more 👇
UAE exiting #OPEC/OPEC+ has been on the horizon for a while, but the #IranWar has accelerated it w/ Strait of #Hormuz's effective closure & ensuing #oil shocks. The exit signals #UAE is reassessing its #economic resilience & seeking oil production flexibility.@HESuhail @BeckyCNN @cnn.com
April 28, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The #Iran war is harming the #MiddleEast on every front-lives, #health, economies, #climate & #energy. That raises the stakes for a #JustTransition. Understanding tradeoffs is critical to designing policies to navigate them. See my keynote ⬇️
@childrenandclimate.bsky.social @inetoxford.bsky.social
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April 14, 2026 at 10:49 AM
The #Iran war is harming the #MiddleEast on every front-lives, #health, economies, #climate & #energy. That raises the stakes for a #JustTransition. Understanding tradeoffs is critical to designing policies to navigate them. See my keynote ⬇️
@childrenandclimate.bsky.social @inetoxford.bsky.social
@childrenandclimate.bsky.social @inetoxford.bsky.social
In Jan 2026, I delivered a keynote lecture at #KAUST on navigating #economic & #climate tradeoffs toward a just #energytransition in #MENA to >500 gradstudents, staff & community members. Can MENA sustain econ development while decarbonizing?
🖥️Watch: youtu.be/5qbe2Jj6tho?...
@inetoxford.bsky.social
🖥️Watch: youtu.be/5qbe2Jj6tho?...
@inetoxford.bsky.social
April 14, 2026 at 10:31 AM
In Jan 2026, I delivered a keynote lecture at #KAUST on navigating #economic & #climate tradeoffs toward a just #energytransition in #MENA to >500 gradstudents, staff & community members. Can MENA sustain econ development while decarbonizing?
🖥️Watch: youtu.be/5qbe2Jj6tho?...
@inetoxford.bsky.social
🖥️Watch: youtu.be/5qbe2Jj6tho?...
@inetoxford.bsky.social